A new nonlocal crystal plasticity model is developed to study the mechanical behavior of
face-centered cubic single crystals under heterogeneous inelastic deformation through a …

Materials are often heterogeneous at various length scales, with variations in grain structure,
defects, and composition which has a strong influence on the emergent macroscopic plastic …

Plastic deformation of metals involves the complex evolution of dislocations forming strongly
connected dislocation networks. These dislocation networks are based on dislocation …

The dislocation microstructure develo** during plastic deformation strongly influences the
stress-strain properties of crystalline materials. Resent theoretical investigations based on …

During the plastic deformation of crystalline materials, 3d dislocation networks form based
on dislocation junctions. Particularly, immobile Lomer junctions are essential for the stability …

Universalities and intriguing analogies in the statistics of avalanches are revealed for three
physical systems defined on largely different length and energy scales. Earthquakes …

In single crystals, plastic deformations are predominantly governed by dislocation movement
and interactions. The group of dislocations that creates strain gradients, known as …

Microwires have become of increasing interest for the miniaturization of structural
components. A profound understanding of the deformation behavior of microwires is …

Several computational models have been introduced in recent years to yield comprehensive
insights into microstructural evolution analyses. However, the identification of the correct …

Irreversible deformation of crystals is often characterized by stochastic scale-free distributed
intermittent local plastic bursts. Quenched obstacles with short-range interaction were found …